Staff supporting residents with their medicines must be appropriately trained and competent to carry out this important task.
There are numerous medication training courses available, and a number of these concentrate on how medications work in the body, the laws relating to medication, types of medication and so on. Isn’t administering medication an instrumental part of the job? If it is, shouldn’t training courses concentrate on ensuring staff are confident in doing just this?
For this reason, this medication training course concentrates on how to safely administer medication and how we should be evidencing this.
Course Overview:
- Medication Policy
- Medicines Reconciliation
- Safe and Effective Storage of Medication
- Security
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Expiry dates
- Visual check
- Medication Competency Assessments
- Introduction
- Pre-round Preparation & Hygiene
- Structuring the Med Round
- Time Sensitive Medication
- The Potting Process
- PRN & Variable Doses
- Covert
- Swallowing Difficulties & Thickeners
- Cytotoxic Medications
- Warfarin
- Administration
- Oral Medicines
- Inhalers
- Eye Drops
- Ear Drops
- Nasal Drops/Sprays
- Buccal
- Sublingual
- Topical skin applications and their flammability risk
- Patches
- The Potting Process
- Documenting the administration
- Medication Administration Records
- Supplementary MARs/Additional information requirements
- Refusals
- Self-administration
- Controlled drugs
- Side effects v Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)
- Homely Remedies
- Disposal of Waste Medication
- Medication administration away from the care setting
- Ordering
- Booking in received medication
- Monthly medication changeover
- Medication audits & stock checks
- Incidents & near misses
Joe Everington –
Excellent medication training course, incredibly thorough and knowledgeable.
Jamie attree –
Training really helped me solidify my confidence and knowledge of emar and safe practices for administering medication
Mohamed kamara –
Very nice. Well explained and easy to understand. Not rushed. Enjoyed it
Munashe Mkwidzi –
Best medication training, everything explained thoroughly and sensible
Daniel Okwuchukwu Ben-Obi –
Very informative. The presentation was clear and easy to follow and there was room for interaction. Very engaging.
Oluwaseun Okiki –
I recently completed a face-to-face medication training, and it was a really valuable experience. The trainer was clear, approachable, and made sure everyone felt confident asking questions. The hands-on, practical approach helped me understand the process much better than just reading about it. I left feeling well-prepared, more confident in my knowledge, and ready to apply what I learned in real situations. Highly recommended for anyone needing to refresh or build their skills!
Sam Walker –
Great teacher I have left feeling more informed and feel like it has improved my knowledge
Kelly Willard –
I thought Sharan was very good at explaining things in a way I could understand
Karen Berry –
Very well presented and very informative
Robbie Adlam –
Sharon was amazing with her slide show , interesting and very informative . Will move forward together to create a safer and better standard of service.
Richard Whitlock –
Sharan was very much in depth with her training as usual.
Great communication throughout while bringing the 3 house of one company together to discuss very important matters regarding medication to help reduce mistakes.
She was very clear and precise.
Kelly Lee –
Sharon’s training was engaging, informative and tailored to our service making relevant and very useful.